Dell Precision 410 Dell Precision WorkStation 410 Desktop Systems User's Guide - Page 220
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A device that allows your computer to communicate with other computers over telephone lines. A technique for decreasing screen flicker by sequentially refreshing each horizontal line on the screen. A pointing device that controls the movement of the cursor on a screen. Mouse-aware software allows you to activate commands by clicking a mouse button while pointing at objects displayed on the screen. Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one billionth of a second. Abbreviation for the NT File System option in the Windows NT operating system. Acronym for Motion Picture Experts Group. MPEG is a digital video file format. Abbreviation for millisecond(s). Abbreviation for nonvolatile randomaccess memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. NVRAM is used for maintaining the date, time, and system configuration information. Abbreviation for Microsoft Disk Operating System. Abbreviation for mean time between failures. A service that typically provides access to the Internet, e-mail, bulletin boards, chat rooms, and file libraries. CompuServe® is an example of an online access service. A monitor that supports several video standards. A multifrequency monitor can adjust to the frequency range of the signal from a variety of video adapters. Abbreviation for Operating System/2. Abbreviation for one-time programmable. Abbreviation for millivolt(s). Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification. Acronym for network interface controller. An I/O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your computer. You can usually identify a parallel port on your computer by its 25-hole connector. A value or option that you specify to a program. A parameter is sometimes called a switch or an argument. Abbreviation for NetWare® Loadable Module. Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the microprocessor about hardware errors, such as a parity error. You can divide a hard-disk drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command. Each partition can contain multiple logical drives. After partitioning the hard-disk drive, you must format each logical drive with the format command. 10 Dell Precision 410 Desktop Systems User's Guide